Colour

#5656CC

#5656CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#5656CC is a blue with RGB values 86, 86, 204 and HSL 240°, 54%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5656CC#5656CC

HEX#5656CC

RGBrgb(86, 86, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3373, 0.8

RGB percentages33.7%, 33.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(240, 53.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 57.8%, 80%)

CMYK57.8%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,658,316

CSS custom property--colour: #5656CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#A9A933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#067289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 4.9 Royal blue · ΔE 10.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3 Medium purple · ΔE 16.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 4.85, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCCC56

Analogous#5691CC, #9156CC

Triadic#CC5656, #56CC56

Split complementary#CC9156, #91CC56

Tetradic#CC5691, #CCCC56, #56CC91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3F3FB

Lighter +30%#CCCCEF

Lighter +20%#A4A4E4

Lighter +10%#7D7DD8

Darker −10%#3737B8

Darker −20%#2C2C90

Darker −30%#202069

Darker −40%#141442

More saturated +25%#3A3AE8

Less saturated −25%#7272B1

Channel breakdown

R86

G86

B204

Red86 (33.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)53.64%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 56 · B CC

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